Announcement of competition of Internal Grant Agency of Masaryk University (IGA MU)
IGA MU supports the improvement of the quality of teaching associated with research in students of accredited doctoral study programs. It is funded from the Operational Programme Research, Development and Education within the framework of the implemented project IGA MU reg. No. CZ.02.2.69/0.0/0.0/19_073/0016943.
Information in a nutshell
- The investigator must be a student in a doctoral degree programme in the full-time form for the entire implementation of the student grant project. However, he/she may submit the application for the student grant while still studying a Master’s degree programme.
- The duration of the student grant project shall be 12 months.
- We recommend that the student and his / her tutor consult the intention with the chair of doctoral board.
- The topic of the application must not be identical with the topic of the student’s doctoral thesis. The topics must not be entirely identical, they may be related or logically connected, expanding the investigated issues in the doctoral thesis. Students may use the grant project results/outcomes in their doctoral thesis.
- During the implementation of the student grant project, the student must participate in at least one educational/research activity abroad (e.g. internship, summer school, research stay, active participation in a conference). The activities may take place in the EU or outside the EU.
- The application is submitted in English via ISEP
Duration of the grant
From 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2021
Financial support
Funds allocated to 1 project: CZK 479,160:
• CZK 282,586 Personnel costs in total (the investigator’s workload is 0.5; a fixed amount, cannot be changed)
• CZK 13,480 Remuneration of mentor (a fixed amount, cannot be changed)
• CZK 111,220 Other costs (travel expenses, material, services, office supplies, etc.)
• CZK 71,874 Overhead costs (a fixed amount, cannot be changed)
Tentative schedule
September 14 Announcement of the call
October 15 Deadline for submission of an application for assessment by the Research Ethics Committee, if the topic of the proposal so requires. More about the application.
until October 20 Opportunity to budget consultation (hovorka@sci.muni.cz)
until October 23 Deadline for sending the draft proposal for review to the Project Support Office (hovorka@sci.muni.cz). Feedback until October 27, 2020.
October 30 Deadline for the proposal submission in ISEP. The project record in ISEP must be completely approved by all approvers by this date (Approval tab - "Close proposal and approve electronically")
November–December Checking formal criteria and review of applications, evaluation panel session, shortlisting student projects recommended for funding
1. 1. 2021–31. 12. 2021 Implementation of the student grant project, monthly reports on activities
January–March 2022 Final report on activities, evaluation of the project by the panel
Supporting information for the announcement of public competition including its rules is available here.
Contact person: Martin Hovorka, hovorka@sci.muni.cz, 549 49 1412